Aaron Rodgers started at quarterback despite a sprained right shoulder, but that was the least of the Green Bay Packers problems in a 27-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon.

It was the Packers third consecutive loss after a 2-0 start.

Penalties again dogged the Packers. They were called for nine penalties, costing them 97 yards.

Even though his shoulder became increasingly sore as the game went along, Rodgers was 25-of-37 passing for 313 yards with three touchdown passes and one interception. His passer rating was 109.4

The Packers shorthanded defense struggled for most of the day. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, a rookie, was 16-of-26 passing with two touchdown passes and an interception. His passer rating was 94.1

[img_r]http://cmsimg.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=U0&Date=20081005&Category=PKR01&ArtNo=81005022&Ref=AR&Profile=1058&MaxW=318&Border=0[/img_r]Atlanta jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter. After the Packers pulled to 10-7 on a 44-yard TD pass to wide receiver Donald Driver with 9 minutes, 49 seconds left in the second quarter, the Falcons extended their lead to 17-10 on a 22-yard TD pass from Ryan to wide receiver Roddy White with 6:07 left in the half.

Green Bay tried to pull closer in the last 2 minutes of the first half, but Mason Crosbys 43-yard field goal was nullified by a holding penalty on Jermichael Finley. Forced to try a 53-yarder, Crosby missed it wide left.

After the Packers controlled the ball for most of the third quarter, Crosby hit a 50-yard field goal to pull Green Bay to within 17-10.

Packers cornerback Tramon Williams made a spectacular one-handed interception in the end zone to end a Falcons drive early in the fourth quarter. That led to Rodgers second TD pass, a 25-yarder to wide receiver Greg Jennings, which tied the game at 17 with 10:14 left in the game. [url=index.php?name=Pro_News&aid=89]Read More...[/url].

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Long season ahead.
This was not The dallas cowboys coming into Lambeau.
The falcons were the worst road team in the league, not oo many more wins on the schedule looking ahead.
I am not trying to be negative, just reality is setting in.

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It was a killer.

1- Cut Frost and sign a punter with a strong leg.
2- Fix run defense or fire bob sanders
3- Heal our injuries

I can't take 1 more loss in a row again this season. :(

P.S. Rodgers was amazing!

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As you had mentioned zero in the chat, the missed field goal might come back to haunt us. Well it haunt us bad and will haunt me until I know for sure that we going make the playoffs.

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The bascis of football need to be adressed by the Packers...{when did we start tackling so high}We can't start and end almost every drive with stupid penelties. We a shooting ourselfs in the foot way to many times in a game and the Dline needs to be addresed very soon.

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I thought I was watching the Raiders with all of the flags. Penalties killed the Packers. That is bullshit. Mike has to crack the whip this week. No day off tomorrow. In the freaking film room at 0800 HRS and then run laps until they puke.

Chico was amazing is right. I felt sorry for him out there.

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He's a helluva player, and I'm saying that only 5 weeks into the season.

Love to see what he could do with a functional o-line.

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I agree with all three points !

Let's be honest packers had a lot of penalties but I can assure you 3-4 of them weren't even supposed to be. I can't seem to remember which one's but one of them that I do remember was the pat lee one on 3rd down which led to a first down and then a td.

Worst penalties we're the o-line they got to stop getting bad penalties.

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